Geography
This type of landform covers much of mainland Greece.
What are mountains?
This island is where the Minoans lived (and, name the main city where the palace was!)
What is Crete and Knossos?
The Mycenaeans are often called "____ ____ _____"
What are "the first Greeks?"
These events made the Minoans weak and open to attack.
What are natural disasters? (volcanic eruption, earthquakes, fires).
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
Because of Greece's geography, Greeks mostly traveled this way.
What is by sea?
This king ruled during the peak of Minoan civilization.
Who is King Minos?
Compared the Minoans, the Mycenaeans were much more ___________.
What is warlike?
After the Mycenaeans decline, Greece entered a time period known as ___ _____ _____.
What is the Dark Age?
A safe place where ships can dock.
What is a harbor?
These two crops grew well in Greece, based on its climate.
What are olives, fruit, wheat.
This maze-like structure is associated with the Minotaur legend.
What is a labyrinth?
The Mycenaeans fought this city in a famous war.
What is Troy/Who are the Trojans?
According to legend, this woman was taken to Troy, thus starting a major war.
Who was Helen?
A traditional story passed down over time; it may not be completely true.
What is a legend?
Ancient Greece was divided into these small communities instead of one united country.
What are city-states?
This Minoan writing system has not yet been deciphered.
What is Linear A?
The Mycenaeans were known for making weapons out of this material.
What is bronze?
According to mythology, what was the final "thing" to be released from Pandora's Box?
What is hope?
A narrow strip of land connecting to larger land areas.
What is an isthmus?
_____________ prevented Greece from uniting under one government, and instead, smaller areas were ruled by _________________.
What are the mountains and kings?
This animal was sacred to the Minoans and often appeared in their art.
What is a bull?
The word Mycenae means this.
What is "city on a hill?"
This ancient Greek concept focuses on what is best for the group (rather than just the individual) and would eventually lead to the birth of democracy.
What is the common good?
A storyteller in ancient times who told stories out loud.
What is a bard?